Doug Allison (soccer)
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Personal information | |||
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Place of birth | Barnstaple, England | ||
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Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Years | Team | ||
1984-1987 | South Carolina Gamecocks | ||
Managerial career | |||
1989-1990 | North Carolina Tar Heels (assistant) | ||
1991-1994 | South Carolina Gamecocks (assistant) | ||
1995- | Furman Paladins |
Doug Allison is an English retired footballer who played as a forward; he is currently the head coach of the Furman University men's soccer team.
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Player
In 1984, Allison moved to the United States to attend the University of South Carolina. Between 1984 and 1987, he was a four-year starter on the Gamecocks' soccer team. He led the Gamecocks in scoring each of his four seasons and holds the team's career scoring record with 63 goals and 32 assists for 158 points.[1] He was a 1987 First Team All American.[2] Allison graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in physical education and a minor in biology in 1988. He played professionally for one season in Ireland.
Coach
In 1989, Allison became an assistant coach with the North Carolina Tar Heels as he worked on his master's degree in physical education, recreation and sports science. In 1991, he returned as an assistant coach with the South Carolina Gamecocks. In 1995, Furman University hired Allison as head coach of the men's soccer team.
In 1991, Allison was named the National Outstanding Physical Education Teacher of the Year.
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- 1962 births
- Living people
- English footballers
- English expatriate footballers
- English football managers
- Furman Paladins men's soccer coaches
- South Carolina Gamecocks men's soccer players
- North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer coaches